car·toonBrE/kɑːˈtuːn/NAmE/kɑːrˈtuːn/nounanamusingdrawinginanewspaperormagazine, especiallyoneaboutpoliticsoreventsinthenews(报刊中尤与政治或时事有关的)漫画,讽刺画Describing a picture描述图片
In some exams, you have to describe what you see in a picture or photograph. Here are some useful phrases.有些考试会要求描述图片或照片内容。下面是一些有用的短语:
◆The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.照片中一家人围坐在餐桌旁。
◆This is a picture/photo of a busy city street.这张图/照片里是一条繁华的城市街道。
◆In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters.在前景/背景中,我们可以看到一群示威者。
◆In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.在右下角/左上角,有一个孩子孤零零地坐在那里。
◆On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand.在左边/右边/中间,站着一个手里拿着瓶子的人。
◆In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.在漫画中,我们可以看到两个人在看报纸的大字标题。
◆The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.漫画家把这个男人画成一个典型的商人。